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Analyzing the impact of aeroelastic model fidelity on control co-design optimization of floating offshore wind turbines
Robert Behrens de Luna
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Chair of Fluid Dynamics, Hermann Föttinger Institute, Technische Universität Berlin, Müller-Breslau-Straße 8, 10623 Berlin, Germany
Francesco Papi
Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Florence, via di Santa Marta 3, 50139 Florence, Italy
David Marten
Chair of Fluid Dynamics, Hermann Föttinger Institute, Technische Universität Berlin, Müller-Breslau-Straße 8, 10623 Berlin, Germany
Christian Oliver Paschereit
Chair of Fluid Dynamics, Hermann Föttinger Institute, Technische Universität Berlin, Müller-Breslau-Straße 8, 10623 Berlin, Germany
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Floating offshore wind turbines make wind resources in deeper waters accessible. However, these systems are more complex and costly than fixed-bottom wind turbines and require further optimization to reduce cost. This study analyzed the effect of aeroelastic modeling fidelity on the design of the floater and the wind turbine controller. The results showed that an increase in fidelity resulted in lighter platforms, influenced controller parameters and led to lower costs overall.
Floating offshore wind turbines make wind resources in deeper waters accessible. However, these...
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